A poignant Rigoletto revival in Tokyo

Vladimir Stoyanov (Rigoletto)

Vladimir Stoyanov (Rigoletto) and Lawrence Brownlee (Duke of Mantua)

Eri Nakamura (Gilda)

Lawrence Brownlee (Duke of Mantua)

Par Nahoko Gotoh, 27 février 2026

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“Lawrence Brownlee’s role debut... he sang with the smoothness of a seasoned Duke”

Critique faite à New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo, le 21 février 2026

Verdi, Rigoletto

New National Theatre

Daniele Callegari, Direction

Emilio Sagi, Mise en scène

Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda, Décors

Miguel Crespi, Costumes

Eduardo Bravo, Lumières

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

New National Theatre Chorus

Vladimir Stoyanov, Rigoletto

Eri Nakamura, Gilda

Lawrence Brownlee, Le duc de Mantoue

Kenji Saiki, Sparafucile

Kasumi Shimizu, Maddalena

Mutsumi Taniguchi, Giovanna

Kenichi Yoshikawa, Count Ceprano

Shoko Sogo, Countess Ceprano

Shuhei Itoga, Borsa

Takashi Tomokiyo, Monterone

Hiroyuki Narita, Marullo

Hirohisa Sannohe, Court Usher

Nuria Castejón, Chorégraphie

Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

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Richard Jones directs a new production at Tokyo's New National Theatre which lucidly articulates the structure of Berg’s expressionist music.

****1

Yannis Kokkos stages Guillaume Tell in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 30th November

For his new staging of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, director Yannis Kokkos avoids specific contemporary references, choosing a setting that transcends the times.

****1

Michieletto's “Camping Così” returns to Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 30th May

Damiano Michieletto’s 2011 staging of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, dubbed the "Camping Così", is one of the most enduring and entertaining productions in NNTT’s repertory.

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Puccini/Ravel double bill opens the new opera season in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 7th October

The 2023–24 season at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens with straightforward stagings of an unusual double bill of Suor Angelica and L’Enfant et les sortilèges.

***11

A visually spectacular and strongly sung Hoffmann in Tokyo

David Karlin, 15th March

Philippe Arlaud’s production for New National Theatre Tokyo may not be in its first youth, but it delivers on all counts. Leonardo Capalbo, Egils Siliņš and Yuka Kobayashi lead an excellent cast.

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Sincerity over sexiness in Tokyo's Giulio Cesare

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Laurent Pelly's Night in the Museum production of Giulio Cesare is finally staged at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, after its 2020 pandemic cancellation.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.